Chen Hsi-huang (; b. Taipei, 1931) is a Taiwanese glove puppeteer based in

Taipei , nickname = The City of Azaleas , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Taiwan#Asia#Pacific Ocean#Earth , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country ...

. Chen was born in 1931 as the eldest son of

Li Tien-lu Li Tien-lu (24 December 191013 August 1998) was a Taiwanese puppeteer. He is best known to the international audience for playing principal characters in several Taiwanese films directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. Biography Born in Taiwan in 1910, Li ...

. He bears his mother's surname because his father had entered a ''ruzhui'' marriage to ensure his parents-in-law had a male heir. Chen was the subject of a 2018 documentary directed by Yang Li-chou and produced by

Hou Hsiao-hsien Hou Hsiao-hsien ( zh, t=侯孝賢, poj=Hâu Hàu-hiân; born 8 April 1947) is a retired Mainland Chinese-born Taiwanese film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a leading figure in world cinema and in Taiwan's New Wave cinema mo ...

. ''Father'' explored the relationship between Chen and Li Tien-lu. In 2020, he was awarded the

National Cultural Award The National Cultural Award 行政院文化獎 was established in 1980 by the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China in Taiwan. A lifetime achievement award, it is given to honour " those who have made special contributions to the maintenance or en ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Hsi-huang 1931 births Living people Taiwanese puppeteers Taiwanese people of Hoklo descent Glove puppetry